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On "Birling Day", the crew toady to Birling in the hope that he will give them all large tips. Every Birling Day, Douglas attempts to steal Birling's prized 25-year-old Talisker single-malt whisky and sell it on while Carolyn and the rest of the crew try to stop him. In addition, Douglas and Martin, despite their personal differences and mutual ...
He admits to having dismissed her for leading strike action, with most of the female workers demanding equal pay to males. Despite admitting that he left Smith without a job, Birling denies any responsibility for her death. Sheila (having been sent by her mother to bring Birling, Eric and Gerald to the drawing room) is shown a photograph of Smith.
75 Best Stoic Quotes "You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” - Marcus Aurelius “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Mr Micawber by 'Kyd' c. 1890. Besides the Micawber Principle, Micawber is notable for a number of memorable quotations: I have no doubt I shall, please Heaven, begin to be more beforehand with the world, and to live in a perfectly new manner, if—in short, anything turns up. (Chapter 11) Every happiness and prosperity!
"With great power comes great responsibility" is a proverb popularized by Spider-Man in Marvel comics, films, and related media. Introduced by Stan Lee , it originally appeared as a closing narration in the 1962 Amazing Fantasy #15, and was later attributed to Uncle Ben as advice to the young Peter Parker .
Negative utilitarianism is a form of negative consequentialism that can be described as the view that people should minimize the total amount of aggregate suffering, or that they should minimize suffering and then, secondarily, maximize the total amount of happiness.
The philosophy of happiness is the philosophical concern with the existence, nature, and attainment of happiness. Some philosophers believe happiness can be understood as the moral goal of life or as an aspect of chance; indeed, in most European languages the term happiness is synonymous with luck . [ 1 ]
America's favorite janitor, Richard Goodall, brought tears to "America's Got Talent" judge Sofia Vergara's eyes with his soulful rendition of a famous Michael Bolton song for the quarterfinals.